The American Nvidia company, one of the largest advanced chip manufacturers in the world, announced that it had launched an independent investigation following the publication of reports about the relationship between Jensen Huang, the company's CEO, and a woman suspected of spying for China.
On Sunday, November 8, Nvidia's board of directors announced in a statement that this investigation is underway to investigate reports that the company's CEO may have been targeted in a foreign intelligence operation.
Nvidia's board emphasized that so far there is no reason to believe that the company's business or the national and economic security of the United States have been compromised, but that all available information will be reviewed.
According to CNN, the investigation began after U.S. officials expressed concern about Hwang's close relationship with Alice Hwang, a former executive of Singapore-based Mega Speed. This woman, who has no family connection to Nvidia's CEO, was suspected of collaborating with Chinese intelligence agencies and participating in the illegal transfer of advanced artificial intelligence chips to that country.